Two female leaders had a historic meeting. They got asked about their age.

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin hit back after a male reporter suggested they were meeting only because they were a similar age — a question that quickly drew accusations of “casual sexism” in the media against younger, female world leaders.

The two held a news conference in Auckland, New Zealand, on Wednesday after their first face-to-face meeting — which Ardern described as a “historic occasion” marking the country’s first visit from a Finnish prime minister.